Articles by Animal Justice
Animal Justice to Testify at Committee, Urging Ontario to Add Teeth to Proposed Puppy Mill Law
TORONTO—In an effort to strengthen Ontario’s proposed puppy mill legislation Camille Labchuk, lawyer and executive director at Director Animal Justice, will testify before the Standing Committee on Justice Policy on […]
Keep ReadingAnimal, Environmental Groups File Notice of Objection to Health Canada Decision to Allow Cruel Poison Used to Kill Wolves & Other Wildlife
OTTAWA—Wolf Awareness, WeHowl, Animal Justice, Humane Society International/Canada, and Animal Alliance of Canada, along with a coalition of 17 animal and environmental protection groups, have filed a notice of objection under the […]
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Articling Student Job Posting (2025-2026)
We seek an enthusiastic and driven articling student to join our team for the 2025-2026 articling term to support our litigation, law enforcement, and law reform work.
Keep ReadingAmid Boycott, Animal Justice Calls on Loblaw to Honour its Broken Cage-Free Egg Promise
TORONTO—As a month-long campaign to boycott Loblaw gains traction, Animal Justice is calling on the company to honour its broken promise to stop selling eggs from hens who are kept […]
Keep ReadingA Win for Press Freedom: Undercover Farm, Slaughterhouse Investigations Now Legal in Ontario
TORONTO—Following a judge’s order signed late Thursday afternoon, undercover investigations in the meat, dairy, egg, and fur farming industries are once again legal in Ontario, in a huge victory for […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Files Legal Complaint After Horse Air Shipment Exceeds Time Limit
WINNIPEG—Animal Justice, the Winnipeg Humane Society, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition and Manitoba Animal Save have filed a legal complaint with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) after another shipment […]
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Caged Cruelty: Hidden-Camera Footage Shows Hens Suffering in Egg Farm Cages
The first undercover investigation of the Canadian egg industry in years shows that little has changed—hens are still languishing inside cramped wire cages, despite growing calls from the public for the industry to go cage-free.
Keep ReadingUndercover Footage Reveals Grim Reality of Canadian Egg Industry’s ‘Enriched’ Cage Housing
TORONTO—New undercover footage from Animal Justice is exposing the troubling realities at the heart of the Canadian egg industry’s wide adoption of so-called “enriched” cage housing systems for hens. As […]
Keep ReadingMedia Advisory: Manitoba Live Horse Exporter Faces First Court Appearance
WINNIPEG—Carolyle Farms, a live horse exporter based in Swan River, Manitoba, faces its first court appearance following a charge laid by Animal Justice in February through a rare private prosecution. When: Thursday, […]
Keep ReadingNew Zealand Animal Welfare Trade Report Calls for Action on Pork Imports from Canada
TORONTO—A new report is urging policymakers in New Zealand to clamp down on Canadian pork imports because they are inconsistent with the nation’s higher farmed animal welfare standards The report, […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Protection Groups File Application for Review of Penned Dog Hunting Regulations Under Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights
TORONTO—Animal Justice and Coyote Watch Canada have filed an application seeking legislative review under Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR), in the hope of ending penned dog hunting in the […]
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Ontario About to Issue New Permits for Penned Dog Hunt Bloodsport
Animal Justice is calling on the government to halt new licenses.
Keep ReadingMarineland ‘House of Horrors’ Claims the Lives of Two More Whales
Animal Justice is incredibly saddened to learn from Canadian Press reports that two more beluga whales have died at Marineland. Including the two new deaths, 17 whales have died at […]
Keep ReadingMost Canadian Shoppers Misled by Egg Carton Welfare Labels, According to Survey
TORONTO—According to a new survey, Canada’s largest egg producer is misleading consumers through its egg carton labels. More than 1,000 participants in the nationwide survey conducted by Bryant Research were […]
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